{"id":294484,"date":"2026-07-13T15:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294484\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:25:03","slug":"the-battle-over-pier-40-protesters-decry-ice-operations-out-of-hudson-river-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294484\/","title":{"rendered":"The battle over Pier 40: Protesters decry ICE operations out of Hudson River Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anti-ICE protesters<\/a> say there is a war on the streets and in the parking lots of Manhattan, not one of violence but of transparency.<\/p>\n

Demonstrators gathered outside of Pier 40 just before 1 p.m., holding signs and chanting, \u201cHey neighbors, ICE parks here!\u201d According to dozens of locals, Hudson River Park Trust<\/a>, which operates parking at Pier 40 and the surrounding athletic field, had a contract with the feds that allowed ICE vehicles to park in the garage, which it ultimately used as a staging area. However, following outrage from nearby residents, the contract reportedly expired.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tuesday July 7 some four ICE vehicles were reportedly spotted parking in the lot, including a car that was used in Corona, Queens, to take a person into custody last December.Photo by Dean Moses \"\"Eve Silber plays the drums.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

Despite this, on Tuesday, July 7, some four ICE vehicles were reportedly spotted parking in the lot, including a car that was used in Corona, Queens, to take a person into custody last December. Protesters believe that ICE agents are actively attempting to make these detainments out of sight in order to prevent mass protests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going out of their way to be discreet. They\u2019re parking here, and they\u2019re doing their abductions in what people sometimes refer to as the outer boroughs, and they\u2019re being very stealthy. They learned on Canal Street. That New Yorkers will respond if they know, if they see. So, I am here to make sure people in my neighborhood and all of New York City knows and sees ICE is here,\u201d local Eve Silber said. \u201cThe surge is on. There are violent abductions everywhere happening in New York City right now, don\u2019t look away. You may have to look very closely to see them, but we\u2019re going to help you do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Protesters with groups like Rise and Resist and Hands Off NYC charge that they are peaceful and are not attempting to incite any kind of violence, but instead shine a light on what they feel to be Homeland Security attempting to lie to the public.<\/p>\n

Those participating in the rally, which ran the gamut from young adults to seniors, shared that they are distressed about the level of brutality that ICE has become known for, including attacks on protesters outside of New Jersey\u2019s Delaney Hall and the recent shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cLook around, see who\u2019s using this park. Families, New Yorkers have a right to use this park without being afraid of masked thugs grabbing them and kidnapping them, or using this area, this wealthy neighborhood, as a staging ground for abductions in more vulnerable New York neighborhoods,\u201d Julie DeLaurier said. Photo by Dean Moses \"\"Protesters gathered.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

\u201cLook around, see who\u2019s using this park. Families, New Yorkers have a right to use this park without being afraid of masked thugs grabbing them and kidnapping them, or using this area, this wealthy neighborhood, as a staging ground for abductions in more vulnerable New York neighborhoods,\u201d Julie DeLaurier said. \u201cMaybe Mamdani doesn\u2019t have the ability to kick ICE out of our city altogether, but he certainly has the ability to require ICE to follow our city laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

The efforts of New Yorkers pushing back against ICE have raged well over a year now, ever since 26 Federal Plaza\u2019s Immigration Court became the hub of President Trump\u2019s war on undocumented immigrants in the Big Apple. This was followed by large-scale protests against ICE agents who attempted to take state along Canal Street on two separate occasions in 2025. Since then, ICE has primarily conducted snatch-and-grab arrests. ICE was last spotted taking a man into custody in Corona, Queens, on July 10. Despite a law that requires agents to be unmasked, ICE agents were seen wearing masks while taking a man into custody.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am out here today because ICE has no place in our communities. They don\u2019t belong in our parking garages. They don\u2019t belong in our streets, and they certainly have no right to be armed gunmen kidnapping our neighbors,\u201d Christian Moliere said. \u201cWe are a multicultural, multi-generational community here in New York City. And honestly, if you think about it, a lot of these people probably don\u2019t realize that ICE is parked here. So we\u2019re drawing attention to the fact that ICE is parked here, and they have no place, and it\u2019s time to get them out.\u201d<\/p>\n

When reached out for comment, a Hudson River Park Trust spokesperson said that the Trust has three other federal parking contracts \u2013 with OSHA, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Labor but is looking into the situation with ICE.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trust did not extend or renew the contract with ICE that ended on June 30. As is usual for the end of a parking agreement, the spaces were vacated and the parking passes associated with those vehicles deactivated. The Trust is looking into the current situation,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

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